Type-case.



S. A. NEIDIGH.

TYPE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22,1912.

1,1 1 9,859. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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TYPE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1912. 1 1 1 9,859. Patented Dec. 8, 1914. 2 SHEETB-SHEBT 2.

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UNITED STATES PATEN'II OFFICE.

SAMUEL A. NE-IDICH, OF EDGEWATER PARK, N EW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERI- CAN MULTIG-RAPH COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TYPE-CASE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. NnInIci-i, of Edgewater Park, in the county of Burlington and State of New Jersey, l1aveinvented a, certain new and useful Improvement in. Type-Cases, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a case which includes stationary type holders comprising vertical type font channels between parallel channel bars, each channel havin at its lower end an abutment which normzilly upholds, in said channel, type having recesses in their opposite sides engaged by flanges on said bars. Said abutments are movable so that the type may-be permitted to gravitate one at a time from said channels into a composing stick. As hereinafter described, said abutments have lever shanks which are pivoted on a horizontal axis above the abutments and extend above their axis in cooperative relation with respective springs which not only normally maintain them in position to support the type in the channels but constitute detents respectively adapted to detain the type above the lowermost one in each channel when its abutment.

is thrust rearwardly to permit the escape of the lowermost type from that channel. Such movement of the abutments is conveniently effected by a cooperative composbeing such that when the wedge shaped pro jection on the composing stick is thrust into the wedge. shaped socket of any selected channel, the abutment thereat is thrust rearwardly to release the lowermost one type which thereon gravitates into the composing stick while the remainder of the type are detained in that channel by engagement of its spring detent with the next to the lowermost type in that channel.

edges of the slot being adapted to fit 1n the Specification of Letters Patent.

Said composingstick conveniently includes a 10 11". gitudinally slotted metal tube; the opposite Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed April 22, 1912. Serial No. 692,358.

recesses in the opposite sides of the type which slide between them.

Said case also includes a movable type holder comprisinga rotary drum arranged to sup eort a flexible type chase, forming the su ject matter of Letters Patent of the United States #989,277 granted to me April 11, 1911, and having a plurality of type channel bars, forming channels to which the type may be transferred from said font channels of the case.

My invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter described.

In the drawings: Figure I is a front elevation of a case. embodyin my; invention. Fig. II is a vertical sectional view of said case, taken on the line II, II in Fig. I. Fig. III is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the lineIII, III in Fig. I. Fig. IV is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line IV, IV in Fig. III. Fig. V is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line II, II in Fig. I, but showing the abutment displaced by the composing stick, the latter being in position to release and receive the lowermost type. Fig. VI is a fragmentary front elevation of said composing stick in the same position as inFig. V. Fig. VII is a frag: mentary sectional view taken on the line VII, VII in Fig. V. Fig. VIII is an elevation of a plate carrying a series of the detent springs. a

In said figures; the case comprises the left 90 and right hand frame standards 1 and 2. which are connected in rlgid relatlon by the site sides of rows of type 16 extending in the channels 17 between said flanges. aid recessed cross bars 11 and 12 being preferablyformed of die cast metal which is com paratively soft are respectively reinforced by plates 19and 20 connected therew 1th by screws21 and 22; said plates progeeting beyond the ends of said bars in engagement with the lugs 24 on said frame standards 1 and 2; the arrangement being such that said panels of channel bars may be readily re moved from the type case when desired. Said plates 20 have recesses 26 arranged to register with the respective channels 17, and the fulcrum rods 27 extend in said plates 20 transversely to said channels to pivotally support the levers 28 intermediate of their length, in the respective recesses. Each of said levers has at its lower end an abutment 30 adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel 17 and normally prevent the escape of type 16 therefrom. The comb plates 31 held between said cross bars 12 and plates 20 by said screws 22 have, in unitary relation, a series of parallel detent springs 32 asbest shown in Fig. VH1. Said springs respectively extend in said recesses 26 and press the opposite ends of said levers 28 to present said abutments in operative position, to obstruct the ends of the channels 17 and uphold the type 16 therein as shown in Figs. II and VI.

As best shown in Fig. V the free end of each spring 82 terminates a distance from the adjacent abutment 30 greater than the extent of one type 16 in said channel and is adapted to engage and detain the type to which it is opposed, when said lever 28 is tilted to remove said abutment from the end 01 said channel.

Index bars 35 are carried by said plates 20 extending transversely with respect to said channels 17 andrecesses 26, being connected withsaid plates by the screws 36, and, the abutment ends of said levers 28, the edge of said index bar 35 opposed thereto, and the side walls of said recesses 26 in said plate 20 are converged inwardly toiiorm wedge shaped sockets 37 at the ends of said channels '17. x

I find it convenient tooperate said abutment levers to release the type from said type case and compose the same by means of the composing stick shown in Figs. V and VI, which includes a longitudinal slotted metal tube 40 having a tip 41 slotted in alinement with the slot in said tube; the opposite edges of said slots forming a pair of parallel guiding members spaced like the longitudinal flanges 14: on said channel bars to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of a row of type extending in the channel 43 between them. Said composing stick has the wedge shaped projection 45 extending transversely vided with a tip embodying astationary 1 abutment and a recessimmediate'ly, adjoining the same of such size asto permit the escape of a single'type at right angles to the channel 4-3 like the composing stick described and claimed in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me April 19, 1910. Said channel bars 7, 8 and 9 are tapered at their upper ends as shown in Fig. H so that the type 16 may bereadily slid into said channels 17 from the composing stick aforesaid, with which they have been picked from the case as above described; the operation of distributing the type from the composing stick to the type case being simi' lar to that of discharging the type from the type case to the composing stick as illustrated in Fig. V; such distributicn being conveniently effected while the operators hand rests on the plate 5.

As indicated inv Fig. I said index bars35 are conveniently marked with the characters of the type stored in the respective channels.

above them, and, I also find it convenient to provide similar index bars 18 at the upper ends of said channels to facilitate the distribution of the type therein. Said bars 48 are conveniently supported by thelevers 4-9 pivoted at 50 in the frame standards 1 and 2 so that they may be upturned out of the way when it is desired to remove said panels. Normally said levers 4:9 and bars 4:82116 retained in the position shown in Fig. 2 set screws 51 extending through said frames 1 and 2 in engagement with said levers.

I do not desire to limit myself to the pie cisedetails of construction and arrangement above described as it is obvious that various modifications maybe made therein without departing from the essential features of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. The combination with a series of parallel channel bars having flanges adapted to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of a crossbar having recessed seats for said channel bars, holding them in spaced relation; a socket plate extending transversely to said channel bars, having recesses arranged to register with the respective channels; a fulcrum rod extending in said socket plate transversely, to said channels; levers in the respective reeess'es, fulcruined intermediate of their "lengthen said rod, each having at one end an abutment adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therefrom; a comb plate, held between said cross bar and socket plate, having, in unitary relation, a series of parallel detent springs respectively extending in said recesses and pressing the opposite ends of said levers; the, free end of each spring terminating a distance from the adjacent abutment greater than the extent of one type in said channel and being adapted to engage and detain the type to which it is opposed, when said lever is tilted to remove said abutment from the end of said channel; and, an index bar carried by said socket plate extending transversely with respect to said channels and recesses; the abutment ends of said levers, the edge of said index bar opposed thereto, and the walls of said socket plate between them, being converged inwardly to form wedge shaped sockets.

2. The combination with a series of parallel channel bars having flanges adapted to occupy groovesin the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of a cross bar having recessed seats for said channel bars, holding them in spaced relation; a socket plate extending transversely to said channel bars, having recesses arranged to register with the respective channels; levers in the respective recesses, fulcrumed intermediate of their length, each having at one end an abutment adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therefrom; a comb plate, held between said cross bar and socket plate, having, in unitary relation, a series of parallel detent springs respectively extending in said recesses and pressing the opposite ends of said levers; the free end of each spring terminating a distance from the adjacent abutment greater than the extent of one type in said channel and being adapted to engage and detain the type to which it, is opposed, when said lever is tilted to remove said abutment from the end of said channel; an index bar carried by said socket plate extending transversely with respect to said channels and re cesses; the abutment ends of said levers, the

edge of said index bar opposed thereto, and the walls of said socket plate between them,

being converged inwardly to form wedge shaped sockets.

3. The combination with a series of parallel guide bars adapted to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of levers each carrying an abutment wider than and adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therefrom; and wedge shaped sockets longitudinally below the respective levers and substantially alining with the channels.

4. The combination with a series of par allel guide bars adapted to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of levers each carrying an abutment wider than and adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therefrom; a wedge shaped socket at the end of each channel; whereby a composing stick having a projection may be adapted to fit said sockets, tilt said abutments and receive said type.

5. The combination with a series of parallel guide bars adapted to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of levers each carrying an abutment adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therei from; and sockets longitudinally below the respective levers and substantially alining with the channels,the sockets beingwedge shaped in a direction transverse to the length of the channels.

6. The combination with a series of par.- allel guide bars adapted to occupy grooves in the opposite sides of rows of type extending in the channels between them; of levers each carrying an abutment adapted to obstruct the end of the adjacent channel and normally prevent the escape of type therefrom;

and, a stationary wedge shaped socket at the end of each channel facing transversely to the length of the channel and adapted to receive abutment tilting means.

.7. In a type case, the combination, with inclined typeholding bars, a cross bar near the lower end of the typeholding bars, a

SAMUEL A. NEIDICH.

Witnesses:

MARIE V. LARDNER, LILLIE M. DEACON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Patents.

Washington, D. G." 

